My Super Thing

[vwhelmot]

Hi.
Just wanted to show a few snaps of my 181 that i bought at the tail end of last year. I immediately stripped it down and blasted the floor pans and did a load of other work on it inc a full interior, rewire, engine partial strip and totally refit , front and rear suspension all new , wilwood brakes etc etc. Its a great little summer fun car and have a few more mods in mind over winter. Cheers

[Buck Naked]

Love it. Helping me with motivation to get mine completed
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Be unique, like everyone else.
'63 Beetle Ragtop

[Heiferman]

A THING of beauty!
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- 1973 Thing, 1970 Ghia, some LandCruisers and an old Ambulance

[yel-mel]

Looks great !
Can you tell us a bit about the motor & I'm especially interested in that shifter.

[vwhelmot]

Cheers
1776 44idf (40 vents) not sure about crank or cam etc as it was built before i bought it. I plan on rebuilding it with a bump up in capacity and bigger heads and a set of IDAs. Its a good motor and runs fine but lacks torque and there is no power under 3K so i suspect the cam is not suited to the heads/carbs. I did a lot of tidying and added all the factory thermostat and tinware etc.
Shifter is a CAE .

[Heiferman]

What year is it? Military style lights make it rare to the US.
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- 1973 Thing, 1970 Ghia, some LandCruisers and an old Ambulance

[74 Thing]

Wht kind of front seats are you using and how are they comfort wise?

[vwhelmot]

Seats are Porsche 550 speedster style trimmed in leather. They are nice actually, enough bolster to hold you in without feeling squeezed.

[madster]

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1966 BEETLE @ 1973 THING

[Heiferman]

Are those dual Kadrons? I could not tune mine. Good on ya
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- 1973 Thing, 1970 Ghia, some LandCruisers and an old Ambulance

[vwhelmot]

They are 44idfs with 40 vents. They are an overkill for the motor but work fine tbh. Cheers